Ahmad reza Ahmadi

Among Odes - Poem by Ahmad reza Ahmadi

Among those odesAnd the violets which were trampledDuring bombardment,I need an ode To mount a boatAnd sail from the bombed townTo the river shoreAnd to carry the refugees wrapped in white bed-sheetsInto the house.In the eternal sunsetThe dead violetsShinedOn our palms.The folk had gone to the other side of the river,And the farms were watching usHowWe were out of business during war days.A sketch of our bodiesWas printed on the wallAnd it did not take longFor them to disappearUnder the shadow of falling bombs.I was sittingWhen the patient and humble bombStepped into the cafe from the window.